Proactive planning is key to minimizing livestock stress and maintaining gains during extreme winter weather events.

In the northern Great Plains, winter is a fact of life in which severe cold temperatures, frequent dangerous wind chills, and ...

Help cattle weather the elements and combat cold stress when the temperature drops. Maybe you can’t tell the difference between 15 and 32 degrees F after spending a few minutes outside, but your ...

Several management practices can help reduce the impact of cold stress and decrease potential health and performance setbacks ...

This winter season has brought us a great deal of beautiful weather. In early December, I visited a Major County producer and ...

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Despite some exceptionally cold temperatures this winter, Jared Luhman, a cow-calf producer at Dry Creek Farms in Goodhue, Minnesota, was able to enjoy a relatively average year of ...

SANBORN, Minn. — It’s the time of the year where cattle producers are starting to get their herds ready to endure the cold winter months. Troy and Hilary Paplow, manage Graff Feedlots in Sanborn, ...

November is a good time to review winter feeding plans, according to University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Eric Meusch. “Forage growth has come to an end, so making sure producers have ...

Lice thrive in cold weather, causing weight loss up to 0.21 pounds daily. Systemic drugs work best on sucking lice while topical options handle both types.

Adverse winter weather can increase production costs up to 20 percent or more. Whether for feedlots or for wintering areas, proper holding pen design and maintenance are crucial for keeping cattle dry ...